“We said no!!”: Dozens protest as construction of Project Blue data center begins
by CALÓ News, AZ Luminaria April 24, 2026
Dozens of protesters gathered at the site of the proposed Beale Infrastructure’s Project Blue on Friday morning to speak out against the construction of the data center south of Tucson near the Pima County Fairgrounds.
Large construction vehicles have started razing the desert to make way for the data center, despite wide opposition from Southern Arizona residents. Organizers have shown up in force to local government meetings and submitted comments to the Arizona Corporation Commission to speak out against the project, citing environmental concerns like large water use and high electricity use.
Protesters arrived at the Project Blue site at 7 a.m. Friday. They held signs that read, “Protect our desert. Fund people’s needs, not TEP,” “Stop Project Blue,” “Not one drop for data” and a blunt, handwritten “We said no!!”…